Gas trap por oil tanks and the like



May 6 192%.,

F. A. RAY

GAS TRAP FOR OIL TANKS AND THE LIKE Filed Feb. 19 1923 W\TNESSES a o T N W N ll ellented 633, lll d.

GAS TRAP 3 03 GIL TMIES AND T163233 LIKE.

Application filed February to, less. fieriel'ilo. seem.

To a]! whom. it may concern:

Be it known that I, FELBERT Aseniiy RAY,

a citizen of the United States, residing ht \Vichitu Fells, in the county of l-Vichita. 5 and State of Texas, have invented a. new and useful Gus 'lrap for Oil Tanks and the like,

of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to a. gas tup for oil tanks and the like for the purpose of pr venting evaporation of the oil.

Another object of the invention is to provide a. device of this nature that will hold the specific "revity of the oil.

Another 0 ject of the invention is to provide a gas trap huvii'ug many advantages, and can be manufactured at a very nominal cost.

The nature and advantages of the inven' .tion will be better understood when the following detail description is reed in connection with the u.( -con'ipuu ving drawing forming u part of this application, the invention residing in the construction, combination and urrungenrent"oi ports claimed.

In the accompanying drawing the various parts will he referred to by numbers. find, WlIQiGflS,

1 is on oil tank of any suitable design, having; the usual outlets iii-ranged thereon, as illustrated at 2 and 3. l is theusus-l inlet. 5 is a. housing arranged. inside the tank, having a certain number of holes ranged therein, as shown. 6 is e. pipe tee-lied to the housing' 5, as shown, and extendingto the bracket Y on the opposite side of the tank, thus providing a. means of lowering the oil into the tank without totiomil is an auxiliary-tank attached to the tank 1, as shown. 9 is apipe attached to the bottom of the tank 8. 10. and 11. are

ipes attached. to the pipe 9, shown. 12 1s a release valve for the purpose hereinafter described. The release valve 12 is provided with a. half hall 13, supported by the .Thejarm 14. is attached to the arm 16, as shown. 17 is a cop arranged over the release valve 12, supported on four standards,

arm le'and balanced with the weight 15;

cepes into the tank 1 through the holes in the housing 5.

The gas evaporating from the oil, passes through the pipe 9 in the tank 8.

The pressure created in the pipe 9 closes the release valve 12. The Weight 15 on the arm 14: is arranged to keep the vacuum release valve 12 in a. closed position except when the valves 2 end 3 are opened as hereinafter described. The pressure accumulating in the pipe 9 forces the gas into the pipes 10 and 11.

When the pressure is suii'icient, the :as will pass from the pipes 10 end 11 intotie oil in the tank 8.

A certain amount of the gas passing through the oil will return. to is liquid form.

The gas that does not return to a liquid form will. escope through the outlet 19. When either of the valves 2 or 3 are open, the suction cr-euted by toe oil passing out of the tank, 1 w open the release valve 12. I

i it. is believed from the foregoing ion the nature and edvuntages of the invention will be readily apparent, I deto have it understood that I do not. limit ii: to what is herein shown and described, and that such changes may he sorted to, when desired, as fall within the scope of whet is herein claimed.

What 1 claim is:

1. A. tank mounted upon. s storage tank, the first mentioned tank having i'illld therein, e. centrally disposed tubular member having an opening in said storage tank, the upper end of said tubular member being closed, a. plurality of tulouhir members extending; downward from the upper portion of said first mentioned tulouler member having outlets in the fluid of said first mentioned tank.

. 2. A storage tank havingen inlettherein at the top thereof, e perforated housing disposed in said storage tank. at said inlet, a tubular member extending downward from said perforated housing, at small tank containing; fluid mounted upon said storage lot) tank. 9. tubular member having an opening in said storage tunk, the upper end of said tuhular member being closed, a. plurality of tubular members attached to said first men-- tioned tubular member having outlets in the fluid of said smell tank. 3. A gzis trap us defined in claim 2,'hav

ing a vacuum release valve isposed in the top of so id tank.

tubular member in said smell res tionedfiglbuim' member, it 6; zzz'm, an vsim swat dmpcrsed on said arm haw- 4:, A gas crap as defined in claim :2, said. vacuum release valve cmnprising a mbulm" member disposed in flu"; top of the, wbular mambe1-" in said cwver dispnsed at the my 11?.

5mm! bank, 9:, pie-MU;

mg assaciation with the first; mentiongd tubi'lar member, an adjustable weight on said pixubed arm.

FELBERT ASBURY RAY.

Witnesses C. B. TONEY, J12, Fans. L, .Bmzqsman 

